–Buzztime Partnership with Harbor Retirement Associates to Span All New Facilities–
Carlsbad, CA – October 25, 2016 – NTN Buzztime, Inc. (NYSE MKT:NTN), a leader in innovative interactive entertainment, has signed a partnership with Harbor Retirement Associates, a vertically integrated regional senior living development and management company. The collaboration will equip every new HarborChase Senior Living Community with Buzztime’s interactive entertainment network.
Common areas throughout each of these communities will be equipped with Buzztime’s free-to-play interactive tablets. Residents and visitors will be able to engage in Buzztime interactive trivia and games that allow for playing independently, with other players in the room, in live group trivia contests that span other HarborChase communities, or with any player accessing the Buzztime network from hundreds of dining and entertainment venues across the country.
Buzztime is also creating tailored game content that will appeal to players of all ages, allowing residents and their visitors to enjoy the experience, showcased on large displays in the common areas. When not in use for gaming, those displays will show community messages and other relevant content for residents.
“Buzztime has provided a unique new way for our residents and family members of all ages to bond through Buzztime’s entertainment technology. Fun competition also allows our residents to connect with others from across the country,” said Peggy Connelly, National Director of Life Enrichment & Memory Care, Harbor Retirement Associates. “In addition to creating opportunities for fun relationships, the Buzztime system helps to support our residents’ overall cognition and brain fitness, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.”
“Our company was built on keeping players engaged and challenged with shared, innovative, and most importantly, fun gaming experiences,” noted Ram Krishnan, CEO, Buzztime. “Beyond helping to bring communities together, offering mentally challenging entertainment in a senior living environment has obvious rewards in helping to keep residents cognitively sharp,” he added, referring to a New England Journal of Medicine study that showed adults who frequently engage in mentally stimulating activities are significantly more likely to maintain mental acuity and cognitive well-being.
About Buzztime
Buzztime (NYSE MKT: NTN) delivers interactive entertainment and innovative dining technology to bars and restaurants in North America. Venues license Buzztime’s customizable solution to differentiate themselves via competitive fun by offering guests trivia, card, sports and arcade games, nationwide competitions, personalized menus and self-service dining features. Buzztime’s platform improves operating efficiencies, creates connections among the players and venues, and amplifies guests’ positive experiences. Founded in 1984, Buzztime has accumulated over 9 million player registrations and over 115 million games were played in 2015 alone. For more information, please visit https://www.buzztime.com or follow us on Facebook or Twitter @buzztime.
About Harbor Retirement Associates
Harbor Retirement Associates (“HRA”) is a vertically integrated regional senior living development and management company, focused primarily on Assisted Living and Memory Care communities, but also engaged in the development and operations of Independent Living and Skilled Nursing communities. HRA operates 24 communities and is partnering on the development or acquisition of 15 more communities in 8 states. HRA manages over $100 million in revenue and approximately $400 million in assets while employing 1,700 associates. For more, please visit www.hraseniorliving.com.
Forward-looking Statements
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